Drop Tank GB

[Ed S]

Over in the Swap shop, thedarkmaster started a thread wanting some drop tanks.
(http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,23533.0.html)
The discussion turned to having a group build using drop tanks as the main part of the model.  So I'm officially proposing a drop tank group build.  I'm sure there are some refinements that need to be discussed, but I think it would offer some original ideas and creative models.

Ed

[Aircav]

Me, me, I'm in and I take it its Land, Sea, Sky or Space 

[GTX]

Hasn't this been proposed before here?

Regards,

Greg

[PanzerWulff]

I would be up for it heh heh heh

[pyro-manic]

I'd have a go at this - nice and cheap!  Getting a few ideas already.

[Zeke]

Me too!...let's do it!...

[GTX]

I see some in the real world have already started - recently seen in Austria:



Made from a Phantom fuel tank!

Regards,

Greg

[arkon]

^^^ i like that one,any info on it? drop tank build sounds good but all i got are 1/72 a-6 tanks and dont know if i can work that small.

[Taiidantomcat]

wow!! that is a great find!! 

[ysi_maniac]

Made from a Phantom fuel tank!

Regards,

Greg

Thanks for posting!

[beowulf]

this has merit  ...........all i need is a big drop tank in 1/24  ..............post war they were used to make lakesters for racing at places like bonneville salt flats

[Gondor]

^^^ i like that one,any info on it? drop tank build sounds good but all i got are 1/72 a-6 tanks and dont know if i can work that small.

Scale to 1/44 or 1/288 if that helps, displaying in flight also get you out of building the undercarriage in those scales

Gondor

[philp]

Seen a couple of the salt flat racers in person.  

Here is some more inspiration.

[GTX]

^^^ i like that one,any info on it?

It is the Malliga MAL-04 created by Horst Josef Malliga (see photo below).  It has an 8 cylinder piston engine of 300 hp and it is hoped it will make 700 km/h!

Some more photos:







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Regards,

Greg

[arkon]

thanks GTX